3/27/2009 - Dollywood Launches 24th Season with Le Grand Cirque's Imagine
Dollywood’s 24th season gets into full swing on March 28 with Le Grand Cirque’s Imaginé, a brand new show produced exclusively for the theme park. The show headlines the monthlong Festival of Nations presented by Humana.

12/2/2008 - Dollywood Wins Third Consecutive International Heartbeat Award
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dollywood theme park claimed its third consecutive international Heartbeat Award along with three additional trophies at this year’s International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo’s Big E entertainment awards ceremony in Orlando on Nov.

9/12/2008 - Dollywood Claims Best Christmas Event at 2008 Golden Ticket Awards
Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas festival won Best Christmas Event during the 2008 Golden Ticket Awards on Sept. 3, 2008, at the Give Kids the World Village, in Kissimmee, Fla.            Dollywood was a finalist in eight categories, more than any other park in the world.

8/28/2008 - Dollywood Fires Up for Fall with Barbeque & Bluegrass Festival
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dollywood’s third annual Barbeque & Bluegrass festival (Sept. 5-28) kicks off Sept. 5, featuring three weeks and more than 500 free concerts by a lineup of award winners that includes Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (Sept.

6/16/2008 - Dolly Parton Brings 2008 Backwoods Barbie World Tour to Dollywood Aug. 16 & 17
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dolly Parton brings her 2008 Backwoods Barbie World Tour to her Dollywood theme park on Aug. 16 and 17 with three concerts to benefit her Imagination Library program.  “This ‘backwoods Barbie’ has literally been around the world on this tour, but there’s nothing like coming home to my friends and family at Dollywood,” Parton said.

6/13/2008 - The Kratt Brothers, Cast of Amazing Animals Headline Dollywood's 2008 KidFest
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Get ready as Dollywood goes wild this summer during KidsFest (June 13-Aug. 3) as The Kratt Brothers star in the never-before-seen live stage show Creature Adventures starring the Kratt Brothers, created especially for the theme park.